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Before reading1 Write. a Imagine that you found a hurt bird and that

the only man who knew about birds was a deformed person who lived alone in a far-away place. What would you do?

b Imagine that you saw an amazing doll. It had a beautiful face, but its eyes were sad. Its clothes were made by hand, not by a machine. It looked like a real child. Who made the doll? What does he or she look like?

c Imagine someone asks you how you can be sure you are in love. What would you answer?

While readingThe Snow Goose (Part 1)2 Put the letters in the right place and use the

words to write a description of Philip. BAUNHCHCK LFTE MRA KEAW TETWSID RIBD’S TOFO RINDFES UCMONBTALEROF LTEENG TARHE LULF FO VEOL3 Complete the Lost Princess’s story with the

words below.

rest gun storm shoot lost hurt wings wind tired south strange die marsh lighthouse

broken girl

As I was flying ………… from Canada, I flew into a great ………… . The ………… picked me up. I have strong ………… but they couldn’t help me. When everything was calm, I realised I was flying over a ………… place. I was ………… and ………… and when I came down to …………, a man with a ………… tried to ………… at me. I fell into a ………… . I was ………… . The end of my wing and my leg were………… . I thought I was going to ………… until this ………… found me. She is carrying me to a ………… . Wish me luck!

The Snow Goose (Part 2)4 Write. Fritha and Philip are in love with each other but

they don’t realise how similar they are. Compare their personalities and their hobbies using the words below. There may be some words that don’t fit either of them.

Fritha Philip

bad brave lover of all living things good greedy happy kind lonely patient sad shy painting bird-watching5 Re-read pages 16–17. Close the book and

complete the conversation between Fritha and Philip.

FRITHA PHILIP

‘Philip! Are you going away?’

……………………..……………………..

‘A journey?’ ‘Yes, I’ll come back when I can.’

…………………………………………

‘I must go to Dunkirk, 160 kilometres across the Channel. British soldiers are ………………………………..……………………..

‘How do you know this?’

………………………………………………

‘And you are going,’ ‘…………, I’m going to take my ……………………………………, Fritha.’

‘You won’t come back! Why must it be you?’

‘Those soldiers are like ……………… . Many of them are hurt, like the ……………… . I can do something for them.’

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The Doll (Part 1)6 Some letters in the dolls’ advertisement

disappeared! Help Doctor Amony read them by completing the words.

BE_UTI_UL_Y-MAD_ D_LLS They seem al_i_e! C_ot_es are h_nd_ad_ and

_a_es ha_d-_ai_ted! They only c_s_ twelve po_nd_!

7 What will Rose Callamit say if Doctor Amony tells Mary that he can make her leg straight? Complete the conversation below.

The Doll (Part 2)8 You are Dr Amony. Explain to Anne what

happened to her. Complete the sentences and turn the verbs into

the past. You may need to add some words. a aunt / take away / hopes Example: Your aunt took away your hopes. b you / can / not / be / mother / so / make /

beautiful / dolls ……………………………………………… c you / love / dolls / like / children ……………………………………………… d you / make / dolls / gently / carefully ……………………………………………… e aunt / take away / give / nothing ……………………………………………… f you / not / have / love / life ………………………………………………

The Silver Swans (Part 1)9 Write Dr Fundoby’s description with the

information and the picture below.

stick hat white beard black old large wooden walks painter10 Dr Fundoby says that if you can love

somebody when they are ill, you can be sure that you are in love with them. Work with a partner and think of other tests of true love.

The Silver Swans (Part 2)11 You are Thetis. Write a letter to Dr Fundoby thanking him for

all his help and tell him what your married life with Richard Hadley is like.

After reading12 Work with another student. Think of a sentence about any of the three

stories. The sentence can be true or false. Don’t show the sentences to your partner.

Student A: Read your sentence to Student B. Student B must answer True or False.

Student B: Then read your sentence to Student A. Student A must answer True or False.

13 Write. Think about the characters and the situations of

the three stories. Can you find any similarities? 14 You have been asked to direct a film about

any of the stories that appear in The Snow Goose.

a Decide which of the stories you liked best. Explain why it could be a great film.

b Choose local or international actors to play the characters in The Snow Goose and justify your choice.

I told you not to …

But I …

You mustn’t …

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The Snow GoosePart 11 Who says these things? What/Who are they talking

about?a ‘I found it.’b ‘That’s a big country far, far away across the ocean.’c ‘They arrive in October.’d ‘They have to stay here.’e ‘Is she leaving us?’f ‘She remembered our kindness and returned.’

Part 22 Circle the correct answer.

a In the spring of 1940 the snow goose … 1 flew north with the other birds. 2 stayed at the lighthouse.b In the spring of 1940 Philip … 1 realised that he was in love with Fritha. 2 told Fritha that he was in love with her.c The British soldiers waited for the German planes

to hit them because … 1 they were too sick and tired to move. 2 they knew that Philip was coming to rescue

them.d At Dunkirk, Philip rescued seven men at a time

from the beach … 1 and took them back to the British coast. 2 and took them to a bigger boat.e The men who saw the small sailing boat are alive

because… 1 Philip saved them. 2 they couldn’t get near it.f Fritha knew that Philip was dead… 1 when the snow goose came back to the

lighthouse alone. 2 before the snow goose came back to the

lighthouse.

The DollPart 13 Complete these sentences.

a ………………… remembered that it was his niece’s birthday the next week.

b ………………… was half-hidden in the corner of the window.

c ………………… took the doll from the window and gave her to me.

d ………………… never says very much when she comes into the shop.

e ………………… seemed to think that money was more important than a sick person.

f ………………… was not more than twenty-five years old.

g ………………… saw the pain and hopelessness in her face.

h ………………… doesn’t want her to think about the fact that she’ll never marry.

Part 24 Look at these sentences about the story. Underline the words that are wrong and write the

right words.a Dr Amony knew that Rose Callamit made the

dolls.b Mary’s leg was twisted in a train crash.c Mary sold the dolls that she made.d When Mary was ill, she stopped making dolls, and

Rose Callamit was pleased.e Mary was dying because everyone loved her.f She made dolls because she had children.g She wasn’t surprised when Dr Amony said he loved

her.h When Mary married Stephen she started making

dolls.

The Silver SwansPart 15 Complete these sentences.

a She called herself Thetis because …b She asked Dr Fundoby about love because …c When Dr Fundoby saw the dirty swans, he said that

Thetis was going to find her true love because …d Richard Hadley asked Thetis for some cotton

because …e Thetis gave Dr Fundoby some medicine because …

Part 26 Are these sentences right ( ) or wrong ( )?

a Richard Hadley asked Dr Fundoby to go and see a play with him. c

b It was a happy play. Thetis played a young girl who falls in love with an older man. c

c Dr Fundoby heard a deep laugh from Thetis’s room. c

d Richard Hadley came on to the Nerine in bad weather to tell Thetis he loved her. c

e Richard Hadley, Lord Struve, is a captain. c